''Paraphyonus'' is a genus of

blind cusk eel Aphyonidae is a family of eel-like fishes in the order Ophidiiformes. They are found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world. They are deep-sea fishes, living between and depth. Description and biology Aphyonids are small fishe ...

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Aphyonus ''Aphyonus'' is a genus of blind cusk eels from the family Aphyonidae. It contains four species. A sampling of specimens of ''Aphyonus'' showed that the type species of ''Aphyonus'', '' A. gelatinosus'', was not closely related to the other kno ...

'' when sampling of specimens showed that the type species of ''Aphyonus'', '' A. gelatinosus'', was not closely related to the other known species in the genus, including the newly identified species ''P. iselini'' and ''P. merretti''. This work also brought ''Barathronus solomonensis'' into the new genus. The result of this classification is that ''Aphyonus'' would be a monotypic genus.

Species

There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus: * '' Paraphyonus bolini'' ( J. G. Nielsen, 1974) * ''

Paraphyonus brevidorsalis ''Paraphyonus'' is a genus of blind cusk eels found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. This genus was created for species formerly classified under ''Aphyonus'' when sampling of specimens showed that the type species of ''Aphyonus'' ...

'' ( J. G. Nielsen, 1969) * ''

Paraphyonus iselini ''Paraphyonus'' is a genus of blind cusk eels found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. This genus was created for species formerly classified under ''Aphyonus'' when sampling of specimens showed that the type species of ''Aphyonus'' ...

'' J. G. Nielsen, 2015 * ''

Paraphyonus merretti ''Paraphyonus'' is a genus of blind cusk eels found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. This genus was created for species formerly classified under ''Aphyonus'' when sampling of specimens showed that the type species of ''Aphyonus'' ...

'' J. G. Nielsen, 2015 * ''

Paraphyonus rassi ''Paraphyonus'' is a genus of blind cusk eels found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. This genus was created for species formerly classified under ''Aphyonus'' when sampling of specimens showed that the type species of ''Aphyonus'' ...

'' ( J. G. Nielsen, 1975) * ''

Paraphyonus solomonensis ''Paraphyonus'' is a genus of blind cusk eels found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. This genus was created for species formerly classified under ''Aphyonus'' when sampling of specimens showed that the type species of ''Aphyonus'' ...

'' ( J. G. Nielsen &

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